10 Best Stardew Valley NPCs To Live With, Based On Their Room Designs

Summary

  • Not all potential spouse rooms in Stardew Valley are created equal, with some being more aesthetically pleasing than others.
  • Players can get a glimpse of a potential spouse’s room by visiting their original home, helping them decide if they have similar tastes.
  • Each potential spouse brings a unique room to the player’s farmhouse, reflecting their personality and interests.



There are a lot of factors to weigh when deciding who to romance in Stardew Valley, one of which is the new room each potential spouse brings to the player’s farm. When players get married in Stardew Valley, a new room is added and decorated according to whichever character they romance. Not all of these rooms are created equal. For instance, players will likely be disappointed to find Shane’s room contains a tipped-over beer can that has permanently stained the rug.

Players can get a good idea of what a potential spouse’s room may look like by looking at the character’s room in their original home. If players have a strong idea of how they want their house to look, it might be worth making sure their potential spouse has a similar taste, so their room won’t stand out too much from the player’s own decorated spaces. What a player considers the best room for them will also depend largely on their personal taste.


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10 Marrying Alex Is Like A Free Gym Membership

Alex Brings His Exercise Equipment With Him

Alex is a bit of a polarizing love interest among Stardew Valley players. This is partially due to his 10-heart event where he orders the player a salad and himself a steak while on a date. That said, if players don’t mind some of Alex’s imperfections, he does come with a pretty big perk when he moves into the farm: a free gym. Since players never seem to get invited to do aerobics with Caroline, it’s nice to have another option for staying healthy once the farm is fully automated.


While a home gym is a nice practical room, aesthetically this room does leave a lot to be desired. The bright green carpet is a lot, and the football wallpaper is nothing short of atrocious. Still, players who gravitate toward Alex may share his love of athletics, and be happy to have a gym in their house, even if it isn’t that nice to look at.

9 Maru’s Room Is Messy But Interesting

Maru Brings Gadgets & A Telescope

Maru is a very popular choice for a marriage candidate. Not only does she have an interesting personality, but she also gives the player some of the best gifts once they are living together. Though many players would put Maru high on their list of potential marriage candidates, her room is more of a mixed bag. There are some cool things – having a telescope is a nice addition to the farm, and she also brought her little robot with her. Other aspects may be hard for players to overlook.


Maru’s room has several computer towers and two monitors sitting directly on the floor. It’s unclear why she doesn’t have a desk in the room like she did at home, but seeing the computers on the floor is a little anxiety-inducing for players who want a neat space. However, these details alsofit nicely with some of Maru’s eccentricities, so the room is still endearing if a bit messy.

8 Harvey Uses His Space To Show Off His Hobby

Harvey Displays Model Planes In The Farm House


Harvey is one of the more endearing bachelors in Stardew Valley. He’s sweet and seemingly a little timid. As long as players can get past dating their physician and some of his cringy romance lines, he’s a great candidate for marriage. While getting to know Harvey, players learn that he wanted to be a pilot, but couldn’t due to his eyesight and fear of heights. Harvey has since accepted this and settled for making little model planes. When players marry Harvey, he brings his models with him and displays them in the room.

Harvey’s passion for his hobby is endearing, and many older players will relate to the idea of reconfiguring one’s dreams to fit with their reality. This adds a lot of emotional depth to Harvey as a character, and the players are reminded of this every time they see his room. As an added bonus, the flooring in Harvey’s room matches the default floor in the farmhouse, making it blend nicely with the space.

7 Sam’s Room Is A Sampling Of Everything

Sam Has Many Different Furniture Items


Sam is friendly and outgoing, and he’s also the coolest guy the 1980s and 90s ever crafted. He skates, and plays music, and he’s one headband away from being a classic hair band member. Sam’s room reflects his love of music, since he brings his guitar and keyboard with him. However, the room isn’t completely dominated by his hobbies. Sam also brings a computer and a bookcase, adding a lot of nice elements to the space.

Sam’sroom feels like a natural addition to the house, and gives a nice visual variety without looking overcrowded. The exposed brick on the back wall also fits nicely with the farmhouse’s rustic aesthetic. Sam’s room is the perfect balance between feeling like his personal space while also being part of the larger house. Some romantic partners’ rooms look like they just dropped their old room in the player’s house, instead of actually moving in and sharing the space. Sam’s room avoids this while still retaining his personality.


6 Haley Has A Good Sense For Decorating

The Wallpaper In Haley’s Room Helps Open Up The Space

Although Haley may be initially off-putting to some players when she insults their clothes and has demanding dialogue in Stardew Valley, the more one gets to know her, the more they find out that she is actually very kind. Haley also has a strong sense of style, which extends to how she decorates her room. When she moves into the farmhouse, Haley’s room is tidy and well-decorated. The wallpaper, rug, and furniture all fit nicely together in terms of color, and theocean wallpaper really opens the space up and makes it feel larger than it is.


Haley also has a bulletin board to hang her pictures, a nice reminder that Haley’s love for how things look isn’t an indication of shallowness but instead her artistic passion. Haley’s room is another one that has the same flooring as the default house, making it match nicely with the player’s bedroom if they haven’t done anything to change their floor.

5 Sebastian’s Room Is A Comfortable Hangout

Sebastian Brings A Couch And Games

Sebastian is a bit closed off when players first meet him, so it’s ironic that his room feels the most like a communal space out of all the potential love interests in Stardew Valley. Aside from his computer desk, Sebastian brings a couch and a table that has a board game on it. His room feels like a fun hang-out space, and it’s easy to imagine having Sebastian’s friends like Sam and Abigail over for a game night.


As the player gets to know Sebastian, they learn part of why he is a bit of a loner is because he gets anxious around people. In a way, his room being a hangout spot is a nice visual representation of how Sebastian has grown to be more social with the player over time. The room also changes when players reach 14 hearts with Sebastian, as he will rescue a frog and build a sanctuary in his room for it. The frog is another good symbol of how caring Sebastian is, despite the player’s first impression of him.

4 Leah Uses The Space To Follow Her Passion

Leah’s Room Is A Space For Her Paintings


Leah is an artist who has a lot in common with the player character in Stardew Valley. Like the player, Leah moved out of the city to Pelican Town in search of a simpler life and a place where she could follow her passions. Leah both paints and creates sculptures, which she will continue doing once she has moved into the farm with the player. Her room becomes a dedicated space for painting with nothing else but a potted plant, and she will also work on sculptures outside the house on the small stone path to the right.

Leah expresses to the player that in her past relationship, she felt pressured to get a steady job instead of pursuing her art. It’s nice to see that her relationship with the player allows her to follow her dreams instead. Leah’s room being somewhat bare also makes it feel more like she is integrating her life with the player’s. Instead of trying to cram all her belongings into a corner of the house like some characters do, Leah simply uses the space as a studio, making it feel like she sees the whole house as her home too.


3 Elliot’s Room Fits His Fairy-Tale Looks

Elliot Adds A Small Library To The Farm

Elliot is an eloquent writer who lives in a tiny cabin on the beach in Stardew Valley. He dresses very proper, and has long flowing hair; this, combined with his somewhat antiquated style of speech, makes him feel like a fairy-tale prince much of the time. This feeling is only accentuated when he moves in with the player and brings a large library of books with him. While he may not directly begiving the player a library, it still feels very reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast, fitting perfectly with his princely aesthetic.


Apart from being a good match for his character, Elliot’s library is also a visually pleasing addition to the house. Everything is a slightly darker brown, giving it the sense of a pleasantly dim space, lit by the small lanterns on the wall. Though some may miss the window that most other potential spouses’ rooms have, its absence only serves to make the space feel more cozy.

2 Emily’s Room Has Unique Style & A New Pet

Emily Brings A Tropical Bird & New Plant Life

Emily is a bit quirky. She can sometimes be found smelling the fruit at Pierre’s, and one of her earliest heart events is her having a strange vision of the player while meditating. In fitting with her distinct personality, Emily’s room is unique. It’s the only one with a tile floor, and its pink sparkly wallpaper definitely stands out. Emily also brings a new pet with her who is just as colorful as she is, and is a fun reminder of one of her heart events.


When players reach four hearts with Emily, they will see a scene where she rescues an injured parrot outside her house. From then on, the parrot lives with Emily. When the player marries her, Emily brings the parrot along as well. Not only is it cool to get a unique pet, but the parrot is also a nice reminder of Emily’s caring nature.

1 Abigail’s Room Has A Lot Of Memories

Many Of The Player’s Romantic Interactions With Abigail Happen In Her Room

Abigail is young at heart and has a bit of a rebellious streak. Despite what her parents want for her, Abigail isn’t excited by a more traditional life and dreams of having adventures. Despite this sense of adventure, Abigail’s mom complains that Abigail spends too much time in her room, which is also the location of several heart events the player has with her.


At two hearts, players will help Abigail beat a level in Journey of the Prairie King. Later, at eight hearts, Abigail will invite the player over to use her spirit board, which reveals she has romantic feelings for the player. Both Abigail’s game console and her spirit board come with her to the farmhouse, serving as nice reminders of the player’s relationship with her.

In addition to these items, Abigail also brings a new pet to the farm. In her room at home, she had a guinea pig named David. David stays at Pierre and Caroline’s house when Abigail moves into the farm, but she brings with her a new guinea pig, David Jr., who lives with her and the player. Abigail’s room has a lot of character, which, combined with the good memories it holds for her and the player, makes it one of the best spouse rooms in Stardew Valley.


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